Manteo Mitchell(born July 6, 1987) is an Americansprinterandbobsledder.As a sprinter, he competed in the200m,400m,and4 × 400 mrelay.He was a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4×400 metres relay at the2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[1]Mitchell successfully ran in the4 x 400 m relay qualifiers at the 2012 Olympic Gamesdespite breaking hisfibuladuring the race, and was later awarded a silver medal after the team's placement in the final.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | United States of America |
| Born | July 6, 1987 Shelby, North Carolina,U.S. |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+1⁄2in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Athletics, Bobsled |
| Event(s) | 200m,400m,4 × 400m Relay,Brakeman |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Coached by | Danny Williamson (2005-present), David Pickett (2012-present) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1 |
| World finals | 6 |
| National finals | 15 |
Mitchell began competing in bobsleigh in 2021.
Early life
editMitchell was born on July 6, 1987 inShelby,North Carolina.He attendedCrest High School,being named all-conference, all-region, and all-state in his junior and senior years. He then enrolled atWestern Carolina Universityon an athletic scholarship, setting school records in the400m,4 × 100 mrelay,and4 × 400 mrelay.Mitchell also led theCatamountsto indoor and outdoor championships, and was named MVP in his junior year.[2][3]
Professional career
editTrack
editAt the2012 United States Olympic Trials,Mitchell qualified for the Olympic team by finishing fifth in the 400 metres with a time of 44.96, which qualified him to run in the 4x400 metres relay as a member of the U.S. relay team. At the2012 Summer Olympicsheld inLondon,Mitchell ran the first leg of the heat for the4x400 metres relayand revealed afterwards that he broke his leftfibulaat the 200m mark. Despite this, Manteo finished his lap and clocked a time of 45.7, and the American team was able to qualify for the final.[4][5]
Mitchell revealed that he had bruised his left leg in a fall at theathletes villagea few days before. Mitchell later earned a silver medal after the American team placed second in the final. In September 2012, during a visit by Olympians and Paralympians to the White House, PresidentBarack Obamacalled Mitchell's successful relay one of his favorite moments of the games.[6]
After suffering anAchillesinjury after a car accident in 2016, Mitchell did not qualify to an international competition after 2017.[6]
Bobsleigh
editIn July 2020, Mitchell was persuaded to trybobsleighbyUnited States Bobsled and Skeleton FederationCEO Aron McGuire to try the sport.[6]
He started doing bobsled runs later that year and started competitions in 2021. By late 2022, Mitchell qualified for the sport's premier international competition circuit, theBobsleigh World Cup.[6]Mitchell, as the push athlete, finished fifth alongside driverFrank Del Ducain thetwo-man event at the IBSF World Championships,which was the best American result since 2013.[6]
Personal life
editMitchell currently resides inAsheville, North Carolina.[7]He has a son born in 2012 and a daughter born in 2022 or 2023.[6][8]Shortly after the 2012 games, he got a tattoo of theOlympic rings,broken but still connected, at the spot where he broke his left fibula during the games. Later he got another set of Olympic rings tattooed on the same leg, without any[6]
Personal bests
edit| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 200 meters(outdoor) | 20.20 | Charlotte, North Carolina,United States |
| 200 meters(indoor) | 20.89 | Blacksburg, VirginiaUnited States |
| 400 meters(outdoor) | 44.96 | Eugene, Oregon,United States |
| 400 meters(indoor) | 46.17 | Albuquerque, New Mexico,United States |
- 100 m:10.04 s(wind: -0.1 m/s)–
Cullowhee, North Carolina2010 - 200 m:20.20 s(wind: +1.7 m/s)–Eugene, Oregon2012
- 400 m:44.96 s–Eugene, Oregon,2012
References
edit- ^"Tech star anchors winning relay at World Championships".lubbockonline.11 March 2012.Retrieved14 March2012.
- ^"Manteo MITCHELL".World Athletics.RetrievedOctober 27,2024.
- ^"Manteo Mitchell - Graduate Assistant Coach - Staff Directory".Western Carolina University.Retrieved2021-02-04.
- ^"Manteo Mitchell Broken Leg: U.S. 4x400M Runner Finishes Olympic Relay After Breaking Leg".The Huffington Post.Associated Press. 2012-08-09. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-08-10.Retrieved2012-08-09.
- ^"Olympics relay: Broken leg for Manteo Mitchell of US".Retrieved2012-08-09.
- ^abcdefgZaccardi, Nick (October 17, 2024)."Manteo Mitchell won a Summer Olympic medal on a broken leg. Can he make a Winter Olympic team?".NBC Sports.RetrievedOctober 27,2024.
- ^"Sprinter Manteo Mitchell's Leg Was Broken – But Not His Spirit".Point of Blue.2016-08-11.Retrieved2021-02-04.
- ^Rosen, Karen (May 6, 2013)."Manteo Mitchell's Big Break".Team USA.Archived fromthe originalon December 28, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 4,2021.
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